James Richard PirkeyAge: 47 years1898–1946
- Name
- James Richard Pirkey
- Given names
- James Richard
- Surname
- Pirkey
 Birth | October 18, 1898 19 20 |
 Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Baker April 14, 1900 (Age 17 months) |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas Porter Baker October 11, 1900 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Pirkey Jr about 1908 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lewis F Pirkey 1909 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Frances Cecelia Vitter — View this family March 18, 1918 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 19 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Frances Pirkey March 18, 1920 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Richard Pirkey Jr October 30, 1924 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Gerie Lamerne Pirkey August 11, 1929 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Louise Pirkey December 27, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Peggy Ann Pirkey January 14, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Edward Pirkey January 4, 1942 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial September 3, 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 5, 1946 (Age 47 years) Cause of death: Heart Attack |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Warren Pirkey Birth: January 24, 1879 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: May 21, 1963 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Baker Birth: September 27, 1878 32 23 — Galveston, Texas, United States Death: April 14, 1900 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 16, 1897 — Bowie, Texas, United States |
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10 months himself |
James Richard Pirkey Birth: October 18, 1898 19 20 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: October 5, 1946 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Leilia Giddens |
| father |
Henry Warren Pirkey Birth: January 24, 1879 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: May 21, 1963 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| step-mother |
Leilia Giddens Birth: October 22, 1882 — Red River, Texas, United States Death: February 19, 1957 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
Henry Pirkey Jr Birth: about 1908 28 25 — Red River, Texas, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
Lewis F Pirkey Birth: 1909 29 26 — Red River, Texas, United States Death: |
| Family with Frances Cecelia Vitter |
| himself |
James Richard Pirkey Birth: October 18, 1898 19 20 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States Death: October 5, 1946 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Frances Cecelia Vitter Birth: December 18, 1900 — Galveston, Texas, United States Death: December 10, 1987 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: March 18, 1918 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Frances Pirkey Birth: March 18, 1920 21 19 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: October 22, 1983 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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5 years son |
James Richard Pirkey Jr Birth: October 30, 1924 26 23 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: November 28, 1982 — Sacramento, California, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Gerie Lamerne Pirkey Birth: August 11, 1929 30 28 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: September 21, 2007 |
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17 months daughter |
Martha Louise Pirkey Birth: December 27, 1930 32 30 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: June 12, 1991 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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9 years daughter |
Peggy Ann Pirkey Birth: January 14, 1940 41 39 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: October 5, 2016 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Edward Pirkey Birth: January 4, 1942 43 41 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: September 7, 1988 — Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Porter Baker - Household
Bowie, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Warren Pirkey - Household
Red River, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household
804 East Main Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household
Fannin, Texas
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